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The briefing, "Living, Working, Dying: Demographic Insights into COVID-19", is sponsored by the Population Association of America and open to the public.

April 1, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Income, Longevity, United States

Landes speaks to PBS about COVID-19 vaccines for people with IDD

"It's not been surprising, on one hand, that states have not prioritized this group, because that's historically been the case," says Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology. "It's been disappointing, because the evidence was there pre-pandemic and the evidence is there now that this group is at higher risk."

April 1, 2021

Monnat investigates opioid misuse and family structure in a new study

Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, and her colleagues found in their study that marriage protects against opioid misuse, and the presence of children protects against opioid misuse but varies by marital status.

March 30, 2021

Montez discusses state policies, life expectancy on Innovation Hub

March 26, 2021

See related: Aging, Health Policy, Longevity, United States

Danielle Rhubart Awarded Grant to Study Mental Health among Rural Older Adults

Dr. Rhubart's study, "Social Infrastructure and Mental Health among Older Adults in Rural America," will use data from the Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System

March 25, 2021

Program Coordinator Mary Kate Schutt was interviewed for Healthline article on the mental health effects of COVID19

March 25, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Mental Health, United States

Kevin Antshel quoted in CNBC story about re-integrating into society after the pandemic

“Extraordinarily high levels of uncertainty are really against how we’ve advanced as human beings,” says Lerner Affiliate Kevin Antshel.

March 24, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Mental Health, United States

Lerner Fellow Mariah Brennan selected for position in RAND's 2021 Grad Student Summer Program

March 16, 2021

See related: Awards & Honors, Student Experience

Landes talks to CBS about COVID-19 reporting of people with IDD

Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology and co-author of a recent study that found that those with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) living in group homes may be more likely to die from COVID-19, says the pandemic has exposed shortcomings in the medical community "as we've made decisions on who we collect data on, what we report, who we emphasize, who gets prioritization."

March 11, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Health Policy, Housing, IDD, United States

Harrington Meyer talks to AARP about grandparenting special needs kids

About 17 percent of children are diagnosed with some kind of disability, says University Professor Madonna Harrington Meyer, co-author of the book "Grandparenting Children With Disabilities." While that percentage seems to be increasing, support programs for families are not, she says.

March 2, 2021

Landes quoted in CTV story on COVID-19 vaccine, people with disabilities

Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology, was quoted in the CTV article, "Advocates worry as most disabled people left off vaccine priority list."

February 23, 2021

Monnat discusses increase in overdoses during the pandemic in VICE

"At its core, I think addiction is about a need for connection," says Shannon Monnat, Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion. "My research shows that work, family and community are the three most important factors for understanding why drug overdose rates are higher in some places than others. Work, family and community are the three arenas where we derive meaning and purpose from our lives. If we don’t have those connections, we might seek it out elsewhere, for example with drugs."

February 22, 2021

See related: Addiction, COVID-19, United States

VICE article titled "Pain and Isolation Are Driving America’s Lockdown Overdose Surge" quotes Monnat

"Work, family, and community are the three arenas where we derive meaning and purpose from our lives. If we don’t have those connections, we might seek it out elsewhere, for example with drugs,” says Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.

February 19, 2021

See related: Addiction, COVID-19, Mental Health, United States

Monnat quoted in Syracuse.com article on Onondaga County deaths

The reason behind 2020′s death toll is further muddied by the fact that the shutdown might have, paradoxically, saved some lives. "It could be that deaths from certain causes declined and therefore offset the increase due to COVID," says Shannon Monnat, associate professor of sociology and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion.

February 17, 2021

See related: COVID-19, Longevity, New York State

Monnat featured in Institute for New Economic Thinking article on deaths of despair, COVID-19

Read more in the Institute for New Economic Thinking article, "Epidemic of Despair Could Haunt America Long After COVID."

February 4, 2021

See related: Addiction, COVID-19, United States

Lerner Center News

Scott Landes was interviewed on Included: The Disability Equity Podcast

Lauryn Quick & Colleen Heflin's Research Brief Cited in Common Dreams

Lerner Affiliate Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern was quoted in the Hortidaily

Lerner Graduate Fellow Alumna Katie Mott wins student paper award!

Dessa Bergen-Cico writes op-ed for Syracuse.com on the Legalization of Marijuana in NYS

Lerner Faculty Affiliate Marc Garcia participating in Congressional Briefing